Category Archives: Conservatism

After six years of Barack Obama, conservatives have managed to give themselves a bad name. If Obama was for it, they were against it, even if they were for it in the first place – the individual mandate in the … Continue reading →

So, that Democratic congressman from the city – there’s only one real city, you know – finally resigned – over those photos of his stuff, along with supplemental text messages, that he had sent to selected ladies – or because … Continue reading →

When most of your family are Palin-Beck Republicans, and hang on every word Sean Hannity says on Fox News, you learn to keep your mouth shut. Any talk of domestic, foreign, or economic policy is met with sneers, and you’ll … Continue reading →

It has come up before. It’s Isaiah 1:18 – “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall … Continue reading →

Everyone wants to understand their surroundings – that’s just basic survival. When you’re in regular contact with those who think things through differently than you might, who hold basic, bedrock assumptions that you find questionable, and value what you find … Continue reading →

Gandalf said it – “Hobbits really are amazing creatures. You can learn all there is to know about their ways in a month, and yet after a hundred years they can still surprise you.” The same thing goes for political … Continue reading →

Sometimes there’s just something in the air, and everyone seems to come to the same conclusion all at once, without prompting of any sort. What was perhaps implicit suddenly becomes quite explicit – and it’s not that great minds think … Continue reading →

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